Daedalus-Z

In the 260 I unhooked the cables to remove the heater controls, I'd imagine the 240 would be similar? They have little clips that grip the sheath that are pretty easy to snap on and off. From memory if you undo them and a couple of electrical connectors for the blower and such you can remove the head controls as a unit without removing the actual face off it (i.e. you can leave the nobs on). Mine was full of dusty gunk and the lubricant has solidified into something unpleasant. it was fun to disassemble and clean though

FYI - I ordered a set of these a while back and they rocked up a couple of days ago (One of mine was corroded to nothing and I figured it was a cheap replacement): http://cgi.ebay.com.au/DATSUN-510-120Y-B210-240Z-FRONT-SIDE-MARKER-LAMPS-NEW-/120670187417?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c1880ef99 Physically they appear to be almost identical to the OEM units and seem to be reasonable quality (given the price) The electrical connector was incorrect for the 260Z and the pigtail is far too short, but it was pretty trivial to replace with the original connectors. Even came with screws and bulbs, pretty reasonable for the price!

I think Wildy55 is probably referring to 240ZR's post, rather than the original offer (though he did still miss the part about the postage being included for NSW!):

Possibly worth checking the airflow meter. All sorts of interesting fuel-related problems can occur when they start to pack up as they rarely seem to just stop working, rather they just begin sending increasingly odd and inaccurate readings that can play havoc with the ECU. I've seen similar issues on a Z31 with a dying MAF, but it also had trouble keeping a steady idle.

Looks like a set of somewhat filthy round tops w/ manifold: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/DATSUN-240Z-260Z-TWIN-CARBIES-/150551147318?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item230d8c3336

Scooter's right on the money, a bit under 7 grand. I'll go with regional; I live in the Ballarat, though I do often drive down to melbs for work. I got the impression there were a few members in the rat, plus seeing the odd zed driving around is a bit of a give away

Thanks Guys. She's mostly complete, but was ridiculously dirty inside (as well as rusty) and the previous owner apparently didn't understand the concept of masking so there is over-spray everywhere, even on the dash Found her a couple of months ago on eBay and decided to take a risk and buy her after having a bit of a chat with the owner. (Who for all I curse his name was actually a nice guy) The car was in Canberra, so I drove up with a trailer and brought her back down. Why? I'd imagine it's much the same reason as most other people, I really like the early zeds, they've fun to work on and I like a good project. The Z32 by comparison is a nightmare to work on...

Hi Guys, I've been lurking around for a while now, but there didn't seem a lot of point in introducing myself until I'd managed to actually find a Zed of the correct age group (I've actually owned a Z31 and a Z32, but they don't count ). I'd been looking for a suitable candidate for a few years now, but they're becoming pretty hard to find! At any rate I managed to find a '75 260z 2 seater for a non-ridiculous sum and now that I've convinced my camera to work with my computer I can actually post something! Apparently the bloke I brought the 260 off had it in his shed for 7 years as a project car... but never got it on the road. Honestly I can't see seven years of work on her! He appears to have resprayed the car himself (There'd be less orange peel at the Daily Juice factory!) and that's about it. Oddly, though he had painted the outside, he hadn't attended to any of the rust in the floor pans or the tire well :S Crazy. I've also discovered that the fuel tank was completely clogged with varnish, I imagine it was fuel once, in a previous lifetime. OK, enough talk, here are some car pictures!